2009 Water Conservation and Efficiency Strategy

In February 2008 the Guelph Environmental Services Department initiated an update to the City’s original 1999 Guelph Water Conservation and Efficiency Study. This study, the 2009 Water Conservation and Efficiency Strategy Update, is now complete and identifies the preferred program, policy and resource requirements to achieve and sustain the water use reduction targets of the City’s Water Supply Master Plan, Community Energy Plan and City Council’s Strategic Plan.

Water Reduction Targets

As per the Strategic Plan, the City of Guelph aims to use less water per capita than any comparable Canadian City.

The Water Conservation and Efficiency Strategy Update outlines the program, policy and resource requirements to achieve a reduction in water use of 8,773 m3/day by 2019, which is consistent with meeting the time-based average day reduction goals identified in the Water Supply Master Plan. These goals are as follows:

10% (5,300 m3/day) water use reduction by 2010;

15% (7,950 m3/day) water use reduction by 2017, and;

20% (10,600 m3/day) water use reduction by 2025.

Recommended Programs

Single Family Detached Residential Indoor Measures

Residential and Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Toilet Rebate Program

Residential and Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Clothes Washer Rebate Program